VO NAT Lane Perry is confident they'll
capture the two men who robbed the
Southern Gunshop in Collinsville last
Tuesday afternoon.

The gunmen took nearly 75 firearms
and handcuffed the clerk--all of which
was captured on surveillance video.

Investigators say it's been
invaluable and they wish more
businesses would use digital cameras.

CHANNEL=B SOT (FULL)
SOT FULL 16:22:27 CLIP 3

INQ=What you saw

*CG 2line Lane Perry

Henry Co. Sheriff LANE PERRY/HENRY CO. SHERIFF: WHAT
YOU SAW WAS THE QUALITY OF GOOD MODERN
UP TO DATE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE THAT IS
WORKING OFF A DIGITAL MEDIA VERSUS OUT
VHS TAPES THAT ARE RECORDED OVER AND
OVER AND WE ARE THANKFUL WE HAVE THOSE
VERY GOOD IMAGES TO USE.

much longer. Clouds increase this
morning as we await a strong cold front
Leo goes back to desk that will change things up a bit for
DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and Kim Thanksgiving Day. Showers (and an
(tease and toss to bump) isolated storm) will move in early
Lottery-Bump Thursday morning (around 7am) in the
COMM #-1 west, and spread east around noon

Thursday. By late afternoon, the front
should be moving toward Richmond, with
winds increasing and temperatures

falling behind it. A high pressure
system will move back in Friday and
Saturday leading to mostly sunny skies,
but cold numbers as you head out
shopping. Lows will start in the 30s
during the morning and only reach the
upper 40s by the afternoon. Another low
pressure will develop and move into
Virginia Sunday and Monday, providing a
good chance of a cold rain. Get the
latest weather forecast and radar
imagery anytime on our website,
wdbj7.com. >>

big screen TV's will be a big seller
during the holiday shopping season.

But if you haven't visited an
electronics store lately you might be
surprised by what's not on the shelves
this year.

CHANNEL=C VO-NAT
VO-NAT

*CG locator Roanoke

With aisle after aisle of flat
panel displays, the tube tv is on the
way out.

At Best Buy, for example, there
is now just one row of tube televisions
for customers to consider.

With the wide screen sets,
customers tastes have also changed.

CHANNEL=A SOT FULL
SOT FULL19:55

INQ=People back then

*CG 2line Brian St. John

Best Buy Home Theater Associate BRIAN ST. JOHN/BEST BUY HOME THEATER
ASSOCIATE: PEOPLE BACK THEN CAME IN
AND THEY WOULD SAY HEY I WANT THE NICE
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER TO HOUSE THE TV
WITH CABINETS AND KIND OF HIDE THE TV.
NOW EVERYBODY WANTS IT ON THE WALL.

RUNS=12 (END SOT)

OQ=wants it on the wall.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Change is in the air at Lee
Hartman and Sons as well... where flat
panels have replaced tube tvs, and
projection sets.

And newer technology is on the
way, something called Organic LED,
promises flat panel tvs that are less
than half an inch thick.

<< Good morning, I'm Meteorologist Leo
Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
toss to Kim Center. The warm weather won't last for
much longer. Clouds increase this
morning as we await a strong cold front
that will change things up a bit for
Thanksgiving Day. Showers (and an
isolated storm) will move in early
Thursday morning (around 7am) in the
west, and spread east around noon
Thursday. By late afternoon, the front
should be moving toward Richmond, with
winds increasing and temperatures
falling behind it. A high pressure
system will move back in Friday and
Saturday leading to mostly sunny skies,
but cold numbers as you head out
shopping. Lows will start in the 30s
during the morning and only reach the
upper 40s by the afternoon. Another low
pressure will develop and move into
Virginia Sunday and Monday, providing a
good chance of a cold rain. Get the
latest weather forecast and radar
imagery anytime on our website,
wdbj7.com. >>

This year some customers are
putting away the aprons and buying
prepared turkey dinners.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=

*CG 2line Sally Givens 50:17"I'VE GOT IT ALL. I'M DONE WITH
:00 THE PREPARATIONS. IT'S TOO MUCH TIME
AND A LOT OF WORK. THIS IS SO MUCH
EASIER AND SO MUCH BETTER."50:25

*CG 2line Lynne Ludovici "56:48"I'M A LITTLE APPREHENSIVE
:09 BECAUSE MY HUSBAND'S A LITTLE FUSSY, SO
IF IT ISN'T GOOD, I'M GOING TO BE IN
THE DOGHOUSE ALL AFTERNOON, I HOPE
THERE'S A GOOD FOOTBALL GAME ON."56:58

RUNS=18 (END SOT)

OQ=....football game on."

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Since last week, Ukrops in
Roanoke has sold about 42-thousand
pounds of turkey... that's the most of
any Ukrops store in the state.

through the LONG days...esp the down
time (show shot of everyone sitting
outside on the truck)

it's what they call fretting...

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 16:35:43-00 you've got to have that

element, tha'ts a stress reliever, not
only having fun,(show pics of the gusy
standing around laughing, talking) i
myself, am in the position of being a
batalion chief, i cannot
frett....(laughing) so i have to leave
it up to all the other guys to do
that...now do they pick on you? they
pick on me constantly......

much longer. Clouds increase this
morning as we await a strong cold front
Leo goes back to desk that will change things up a bit for
DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and Kim Thanksgiving Day. Showers (and an

(tease and toss to bump) isolated storm) will move in early
PSA-Bump Thursday morning (around 7am) in the
COMM #-1 west, and spread east around noon

Thursday. By late afternoon, the front
should be moving toward Richmond, with
winds increasing and temperatures
falling behind it. A high pressure
system will move back in Friday and
Saturday leading to mostly sunny skies,
but cold numbers as you head out
shopping. Lows will start in the 30s
during the morning and only reach the
upper 40s by the afternoon. Another low
pressure will develop and move into
Virginia Sunday and Monday, providing a
good chance of a cold rain. Get the
latest weather forecast and radar
imagery anytime on our website,
wdbj7.com. >>

SAID BEFORE WITH THESE FLAT PANEL
DISPLAYS AND WITH HIGH DEFINITION,
HAVING THAT MOVIE THEATER FEEL IN YOUR
HOME. 18:48 SO MANY PEOPLE WANT THAT
AND IT'S SO HARD TO GET OUT OF THAT
LARGE BULKY TUBE TV. :52

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= Customer Keosha Hopson agrees

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= THEY FIT PRETTY GOOD IN YOUR HOUSE. YOU

KNOW RELA DURABLE. I LIKE THE PICTURE,
CALRITY AND EVERYTHING. I REALLY LIKE
THE WAY THEY LOOK. A LOT LIGHTER TOO?
A WHOLE LOT LIGHTER.

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= Change is also in the air at Lee

Hartmann and Sons

NAT SOUND

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 35:17 IT'S THE PICTURE QUALITY. THAT'S

ESSENTIALLY WHAT YOU'RE BUYING WHEN YOU
BUY A TELEVISION.

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= John Cosgrove says the flat

panels have replaced not only the
tubes, but in the last year, the
projection tvs as well.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ= 29:08 WE HAVE A WAREHOUSE OUT HERE THAT

WE FEEL LIKE IN A COUPLE OF YEARS, THE
THINNER THEY'RE GETTING, THAT IT WILL
FINALLY BE OF A CORRECT SIZE. 15:19:16

RUNS= (END SOT)

OQ= So what's next? Cosgrove says

it's something called Organic LED...
that promises flat panel televisions
less than half an inch thick.

Alexis Christoforous has that story and
more in this morning's Money Watch.

CHANNEL=C SOT FULL

SOT FULL

INQ=Wall Street

*CG standup Alexis Christoforous

Reporting

RUNS=1:23 (END SOT)

OQ=I'm AC. WALL STREET IS CLOSED TODAY FOR THE
(END SOT) THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY... BUT AS

AMERICANS SIT DOWN TO A TURKEY DINNER
-- RETAILERS ARE GEARING UP FOR WHAT
COULD BE THE MOST IMPORTANT SHOPPING
DAY OF THE YEAR -- BLACK FRIDAY.

THERE ARE CONCERNS THAT THE UNOFFICIAL
KICKOFF TO THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON
WILL BE A WEAK ONE FOR RETAILERS...

THE SLUMPING HOUSING MARKET AND SOARING
ENERGY COSTS HAVE PUSHED CONSUMER
SENTIMENT TO ITS LOWEST LEVEL IN TWO

YEARS... AND RETAILERS ARE PULLING OUT
ALL THE STOPS TO LURE SHOPPERS.. SOME
EVEN OPENING ON THANKSGIVING DAY...
MANY MORE WILL PEN THEIR DOORS AT
MIDNIGHT FRIDAY... ... AND THERE ARE
DEALS TO BE FOUND IF YOU'RE WILLING TO
BRAVE THE RUSH.

FOR EXAMPLE -- BEST BUY WILL HAND OUT
TICKETS AT 3 AM TO THOSE WAITING IN
LINE FOR THE RIGHTS TO BUY "DOORBUSTER"
SPECIALS, INCLUDING A $229 LAPTOP AND
PRINTER PACKAGE.

ON WALL STREET WEDNESDAY -- A
PRE-THANKSGIVING SELLOFF ON FEAR THAT
LOSSES FROM MORTGAGE DEFAULTS WILL
SPREAD THROUGHOUT THE ECONOMY.

THE DOW

THE NASDAQ

MORTGAGE RATES FELL THIS WEEK...

THE AVERAGE RATE ON A 30 YEAR LOAN
DIPPED TO 6-POINT-2 PERCENT -- DOWN

FROM 6-POINT-24 PERCENT LAST WEEK.

WHILE THE AVERAGE RATE ON A 15 YEAR
MORTGAGE FELL TO 5-POINT-83 PERCENT --
THE LOWEST LEVEL SINCE FEBRUARY OF LAST
YEAR.

Netherlands have arrested three young
men who had earlier been detained as
suspects in 18- year- old Natalee's
disappearance.

She was last seen leaving a bar in
Aruba with the three men... who are
now back in custody.

Their arrests are bringing new hope
for Natalee's family..

CHANNEL=B (SOT FULL)
SOT FULL

INQ=Well, you know

*CG 2line Dave Holloway

Natalee's Father Dave Holloway/Natalee's Father: Well,
you know, things calmed down for a
while. Over the last, I guess, year or
so things have kind of slowed down and
now they're picking back up again, and
it just brings that, I guess, that
sense of nervousness and maybe we're
finally going to get some answers.

RUNS=13 (END SOT)

OQ=get some answers.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

Natalee vanished in May 2005, hours
before she was scheduled to fly home to
Alabama with her high school
classmates.

6:12: 57 LIKE BRAINSTORMED ON ALL THE
DIFFERENT PROPERTIES OF BUBBLE WRAP
LIKE THE THING IT CAN DO - IT'S LIGHT
SO IT COULD FLY WELL.:09 AND IT WOULD

BE A GOOD KITE:11

RUN:13 (END SOT)

OQ=a good kite

And after 3 days of work - her
invention took flight.

Nicolette's Transformable Kite
made her a semi-finalist -- and she won
a $500 savings bond...

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=i guess NICOLETTE MANN, 13 YEAR-OLD INVENTOR

6:17:11 I GUESS THERE'S A PRETTY GOOD
CHANCE OF GETTING IN THE TOP 3 I
HOPE.:16

RUN:05 (END SOT)

OQ=i hope

It's nothing new for Nicolette -
several years ago she won a national
contest for her piano peddle extender-
she even got to meet Bob Vila...

An award for imagination -
something Nicolette's father says is
essential for bridging art with
science.

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=It's a DAVID MANN, FATHER

6:24:00 IT'S A VERY GOOD EXERCISE TO
TRY AND COME UP WITH SOMETHING THAT'S

NEVER BEEN THOUGHT OF BEFORE.:07

RUN:07 (END SOT)

OQ=of before

SOT FULL SOT FULL

INQ=NICOLETTE WILL 2:56:58 NICOLETTE WILL FIND OUT IF HER

TRANSFORMABLE KITE WON IN A COUPLE OF
WEEKS. THE PRIZE IS A 10-THOUSAND
DOLLAR U-S SAVINGS BOND AND A TRIP TO
NEW YORK CITY. BUT MOM AND DAD SAY WIN
OR LOSE THEY'RE JUST HAPPY SHE'S USING
HER CREATIVITY.

VO NAT Lane Perry is confident they'll
capture the two men who robbed the
Southern Gunshop in Collinsillve last
Tuesday afternoon.

The gunmen took nearly 75 firearms
and handcuffed the clerk--all of which
was captured on surveillance video.

Investigators say it's been
invaluable and they wish more
businesses would use digital cameras.

CHANNEL=B SOT FULL
SOT FULL 16:22:27 CLIP 3

INQ=What you saw

*CG 2line Lane Perry

Henry Co. Sheriff LANE PERRY/HENRY CO. SHERIFF: WHAT
YOU SAW WAS THE QUALITY OF GOOD MODERN
UP TO DATE VIDEO SURVEILLANCE THAT IS
WORKING OFF A DIGITAL MEDIA VERSUS OUT
VHS TAPES THAT ARE RECORDED OVER AND
OVER AND WE ARE THANKFUL WE HAVE THOSE
VERY GOOD IMAGES TO USE.

RUNS=13 (END SOT)

OQ=GOOD IMAGES TO USE

VO NAT VO NAT

Despite those crystal clear pictures,
investigators still haven't determined
if the robbers are from the area or out
of town.

(END VO) (END VO)

KIMBERLY ON CAM KIMBERLY ON CAM

SS=NONE The sheriff did say so far none of

the stolen guns have turned up locally
which could be an indication the
robbers are no longer in the area.

much longer. Clouds increase this
Leo goes back to desk morning as we await a strong cold front
DESK 2-SHOT---Leo and Kim that will change things up a bit for
(tease and toss to bumps) Thanksgiving Day. Showers (and an
PSA isolated storm) will move in early
Lottery-Bump Thursday morning (around 7am) in the
PSA BUMP west, and spread east around noon
TRIGGER Thursday. By late afternoon, the front
should be moving toward Richmond, with
winds increasing and temperatures
falling behind it. A high pressure
system will move back in Friday and
Saturday leading to mostly sunny skies,
but cold numbers as you head out
shopping. Lows will start in the 30s
during the morning and only reach the
upper 40s by the afternoon. Another low
pressure will develop and move into
Virginia Sunday and Monday, providing a
good chance of a cold rain. Get the
latest weather forecast and radar

TITAN << Good morning, I'm Meteorologist Leo
WX PRO Hirsbrunner in the SkyTracker7 Forecast
Center. The warm weather won't last for
LEO TOSS STRAIGHT TO COMMERCIAL much longer. Clouds increase this
morning as we await a strong cold front
COMM that will change things up a bit for
Thanksgiving Day. Showers (and an
isolated storm) will move in early
Thursday morning (around 7am) in the
west, and spread east around noon
Thursday. By late afternoon, the front
should be moving toward Richmond, with
winds increasing and temperatures
falling behind it. A high pressure
system will move back in Friday and
Saturday leading to mostly sunny skies,

but cold numbers as you head out
shopping. Lows will start in the 30s
during the morning and only reach the
upper 40s by the afternoon. Another low
pressure will develop and move into
Virginia Sunday and Monday, providing a
good chance of a cold rain. Get the
latest weather forecast and radar
imagery anytime on our website,
wdbj7.com. >>

Sean Sutherland of Alexandria,
and Jason Early of Radner, Pennsylvania
were seriously injured in the crash.
Early and Sutherland both play
basketball for Lynchburg College. The
pilot, Brian Early, was killed. He was
Jason's father.

VO-NAT VO-NAT

CHANNEL=B

The Henry County Sheriff says the
office is still getting good leads in
that gun shop robbery from last week.
Lane Perry is confident they'll capture
the two men who robbed the Southern
Gunshop in Collinsville last Tuesday
afternoon.

The gunmen took nearly 75 firearms
and handcuffed the clerk--all of which
was captured on surveillance video.